HCA Healthcare (HCA) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.03% for Q1 2026, down 2.0% year-over-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and down 697.01% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.
HCA Healthcare (HCA) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
HCA Healthcare (HCA) has 16 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.03% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at 0.03%, down 2.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.03% (down 2.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.03% in Q1 2026 per HCA's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.21% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.03% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.0% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Invested Capital rose 21 bps in 2022, then fell 23 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.21% in 2022, then tumbled by 107 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 76 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then sank by 697 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HCA's Return on Invested Capital at 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 83.85 Bn | 86.23 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -0.03% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 14.98 Bn | 14.15 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.99 Bn | 14.84 Bn | 1.07 Bn | -0.04% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 9.72 Bn | 10.34 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Ensign | 8.90 Bn | 8.31 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.59 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 3.21 Bn | -0.01% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.67 Bn | 5.29 Bn | -4.26 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.97 Bn | 5.96 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.74 Bn | 5.50 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Concentra Group Holdings Parent | 3.59 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 170.47 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00% |